Ilex taubertiana

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Ilex taubertiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Aquifoliales
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex
Species:
I. taubertiana
Binomial name
Ilex taubertiana
Synonyms [2]
  • Ilex kleiniiEdwin

Ilex taubertiana is a species of flowering plant of the family Aquifoliaceae . [2] [3] It is native to Brazil, typically in Atlantic Forest, where it is found in montane rain forests and cloud forests. [1]

It is occasionally used to adulterate maté. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Ilex taubertiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T149202380A149202382. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T149202380A149202382.en . Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Ilex taubertiana Loes". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  3. "Ilex taubertiana Loes". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  4. M.M. Grandtner; Julien Chevrette (21 September 2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 317. ISBN   978-0-12-396954-5.